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AFFIRMED GENDER [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

The gender with which a person identifies.

OBS

affirmed gender: This expression is often used to refer to the gender of a person who has transitioned socially to the gender with which they identify.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Genre dans lequel une personne se reconnaît.

OBS

genre affirmé : Cette expression est souvent utilisée pour désigner le genre d'une personne ayant fait une transition sociale vers le genre dans lequel elle se reconnaît.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
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